Thottiyin Makan by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai: A Stench Reality of Scavenger Society and the Struggle to Form a Union from Outside and Within
Jaisha Priyam reviews Thottiyin Makan by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. Thottiyin Makan by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai depicts the fight that scavengers have within themselves, among the community, and against the authorities. The book is the voice of the oppressed and the subjugations they face in society. Originally written in Malayalam in 1947, it was translated into […]
Shival Gupta’s The Violins That Play at Kiff House
Rhea Gangavkar reviews Shival Gupta’s The Violines that Play at Kiff House (Published by Write Order, 2023) ‘The Haunted House’ is a successful horror trope that has been experimented with for years by combining different genres along with the horror genre. What makes it such a classic trope to be experimented with? Easy. It’s predictable […]
The Future in the Past: Essays & Reflections by Romila Thapar
Rhea Gangavkar reviews The Future in the Past: Essays & Reflections by Romila Thapar (Aleph Book Company, 2023) Introduction The Future in the Past brings us questions that historian Romila Thapar has been preoccupied with throughout her career. Written over the past 50 years, the book attempts to raise and answer questions about ancient Indian […]
My Body Didn’t Come Before Me by Kuhu Joshi
Samiksha Ransom reviews Kuhu Joshi’s poetry collection My Body Didn’t Come Before Me (Speaking Tiger, 2023) I read Kuhu Joshi’s My Body Didn’t Come Before Me in a single sitting while recovering from an illness, and it turned out to be a delightfully refreshing read that was hard to put down till the end. Something […]
Dinesh Pathak’s Mrs. Simon is Waiting and Other Stories
Priyadarshini Gauri reviews Dinesh Pathak’s Mrs. Simon is Waiting and Other Stories, translated from Hindi by Sneha Pathak (Published by Antika Prakashan, 2023) If you, like me, grew up as a child of the 90s, limited by both parental restrictions and a lack of television options, you might recall the modest yet memorable era of […]
Book Review: In Praise of Bone by Anand Thakore
Kaustav Das reviews Anand Thakore’s In Praise of Bone- New and Selected Poems (Speaking Tiger, 2023) If thrilling storytelling meets poetry had a name it would’ve been named after Anand Thakore. The Hindustani Classical vocalist and poet, through the poems with skillfully chosen words, has narrated stories or rather life for a lifetime in In […]
4 Recommended Reads on Reimagined Indian Mythology
Rhea Gangavkar curates a list of recommended reads on reimagined Indian Mythology for your TBR! Mythology has always been this sacred space that nobody touched, only informed about. However, it’s rich and varied and easily inundated with more than one narrative. So then, some people thought why not explore these lesser-known narratives? As they went […]
Droupadi Murmu: A Voice from the Margin
Tamishra Swain reviews Droupadi Murmu’s biography Droupadi Murmu from Tribal Hinterland to Raisina Hill written by Kasturi Ray The biography of the president of India, Droupadi Murmu from Tribal Hinterland to Raisina Hill is written by Kasturi Ray and published by Rupa in the year 2023. It has an inspiring foreword by Kiran Bedi, Indian […]
The Greatest Punjabi Stories – A Review
Sneha Pathak reviews The Greatest Punjabi Stories Ever Told (Published by Aleph Book Company, 2023) The Greatest Punjabi Stories Ever Told is the latest in The Greatest Stories series published by Aleph Book Company and is a worthy addition that adds to the value of the entire series. The Punjabi stories in this anthology have […]
The Harmony of Bees and Other Charms of Creepy Crawlies by Ranjit Lal
Kaustav Das reviews Ranjit Lal’s The Harmony of Bees and Other Charms of Creepy Crawlies (Published by Speaking Tiger, 2023) “We see them here, We see them there, Creepy crawlies everywhere…” The Harmony of Bees and Other Charms of Creepy Crawlies by Ranjit Lal is an account of the 20 commonly found insects i.e. the […]
